Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Bleiklie, Ivar"
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Changing Government Control in Norway: High Civil Service, Universities and Prisons
Bleiklie, Ivar; Lægreid, Per; Wik, Marjoleine Hooijkaas (Working paper, Working paper, 2003-03)The topic of this paper is the changing relations of control between the legislative and executive bodies, within executive and within public administration. We outline the traditional way of controlling public sector ... -
Hierarchy and Specialization. On Institutional Integration of Higher Education Systems
Bleiklie, Ivar (16-2002, Working paper, 2002-10)Over the last decades higher education systems in much of the Western world have become more integrated. Whilst public authorities have had to develop strategies for how higher education systems should be organized, higher ... -
Institutional Conditions and the Responsibilities of Universities
Bleiklie, Ivar (13-2004, Working paper, 2004-11)The focus of the paper is on institutional values and organizational forms in universities. Before starting the analysis, a theoretical framework for understanding institutional change is outlined. It is based on a conception ... -
Regionale universiteter og utdanningspolitiske paradokser
Bleiklie, Ivar (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
Scandinavian Higher Education Governance – Pursuing Similar Goals through Different Organizational Arrangements
Bleiklie, Ivar; Michelsen, Svein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The differences and similarities among the three Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden have been discussed by social scientists on several occasions. Focusing on higher education (HE) governance systems, this ... -
Taking Power from Knowledge. A Theoretical Framework for the Study of Two Public Sector Reforms
Bleiklie, Ivar; Byrkjeflot, Haldor; Østergren, Katarina (22-2003, Working paper, 2003-12)The paper presents a theoretical framework for studying reforms and organizational change; 1) change as the product of reformers’ intentions, 2) change in institutionalized norms and habits and 3) change as a consequence ...